Description of two new species of nannocharax gunther, 1867 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Distichodontidae) from the cross river, Cameroon

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2028, 2009, Pages 1-19

  Dunz, Andreas R ^a   Schliewen, Ulrich K ^a  

^a ZOOLOGISCHE STAATSSAMMLUNG MÜNCHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Ichthyofauna; Lower guinea; West central africa

Indexed keywords

CHARACIFORMES; DISTICHODONTIDAE; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; NANNOCHARAX; PROCATOPUS; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 64649099236     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2028.1.1     Document Type: Article

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